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Rahul Gandhi

Height: 1.71 m DOB: 19 June 1970

Rahul Gandhi is the Congress leader and has been representing the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency since 2019. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Election, Rahul Gandhi won the Wayanad seat by defeating Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate PP Suneer with a margin of 4,31,770 votes. However, Gandhi was defeated by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Smriti Zubin Irani from his family's stronghold Amethi with a margin of 55,120 votes in the 2019 polls. Rahul Gandhi won three consecutive elections from Amethi in 2004, 2009 and 2014. He defeated Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidates Chandra Parkash Mishra Matiyari and Asheesh Shukla in the 2004 and 2009 polls respectively from Amethi. Rahul Gandhi again won the Amethi constituency in 2014 by defeating Smriti Zubin Irani with a margin of 1,07,903 votes. Gandhi was the president of the Congress party from 2017 to 2019.

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Congress veterans silent on Pro-Rahul voices

Politics | Sep 07, 2014, 03:08 PM IST

New Delhi: Recently a section of the Congress party went all out in support of the Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi. The Congress leadership preferred not to react to pro-Rahul voices. It has been over three

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Irani to build Amethi as political base, pushes for development

Politics | Sep 06, 2014, 08:37 PM IST

Amethi: Union HRD minister Smriti Irani might have lost the recent Lok Sabha election to Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, but she has no plans of abandoning the constituency, and is instead planning to develop it

digvijay pitches for generational change in congress

Digvijay pitches for 'generational change' in Congress

Politics | Sep 05, 2014, 12:14 PM IST

New Delhi: Under attack from the young brigade of AICC secretaries for his remarks on Rahul Gandhi, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh Thursday made a strong pitch for “generational change”.“I support the demand of Secretaries

amit shah accuses congress ncp of looting maharashtra

Amit Shah accuses Congress-NCP of 'looting' Maharashtra

Politics | Sep 05, 2014, 11:24 AM IST

Mumbai: Virtually sounding the assembly poll bugle, Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah Thursday accused the ruling Congress-NCP of scam after scam and "looting Maharashtra" over the past 15 years.He alleged that scams collectively worth

congress would not have won even 44 seats had rahul not

Congress would not have won even 44 seats, had Rahul not been silent: Amit Shah

Politics | Sep 05, 2014, 07:07 AM IST

Mumbai: Reacting sharply to Rahul Gandhi's criticism of PM Narendra  Modi, BJP president Amit Shah said that Congress would not have won even 44 seats in Lok Sabha elections had Rahul Gandhi spoken too much.Rahul

bjp hits back at rahul gandhi for attacking modi

BJP hits back at Rahul Gandhi for attacking Modi

Politics | Sep 04, 2014, 06:51 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP today hit back at Rahul Gandhi for his attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and blamed the former UPA regime for the problems for which the Congress leader targeted the government.Union minister

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Rahul takes a jibe at PM but the drum taunt may boomrang

Politics | Sep 04, 2014, 08:25 PM IST

Amethi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Thursday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he was playing the drums in Japan while people in the country were battling power cuts, price rise and

young leaders attack seniors in congress

Young leaders attack seniors in Congress

Politics | Sep 04, 2014, 11:33 AM IST

New Delhi: Coming out against the old guard and in support of Rahul Gandhi, a group of young Congress leaders have decided to write to senior leaders against damaging the party's image and making controversial

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Rahul Gandhi to felicitate teachers in Amethi on Teacher's Day

Politics | Sep 03, 2014, 05:36 PM IST

Amethi: Congress vice president, Rahul Gandhi will felicitate teachers of a school here on Teachers' Day during his two day visit to his constituency Amethi.  The Congress MP, who will land at the Amausi airport

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Hooda hits back, calls Birendra Singh 'frustrated'

Politics | Sep 03, 2014, 12:51 PM IST

Chandigarh: A day after BJP leader Birender Singh launched an all out offensive against Bhupinder Singh Hooda, the Chief Minister hit back at the former Congress leader saying his remarks are a result of “frustration”.

rahul gandhi to visit amethi thursday

Rahul Gandhi to visit Amethi Thursday

Politics | Sep 02, 2014, 01:22 PM IST

Lucknow: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will visit his parliamentary constituency Amethi for two days beginning Thursday.Gandhi will meet villagers in the Uttar Pradesh constituency and interact with Congress workers at the Munshiganj guest house

rahul gandhi to visit amethi

Rahul Gandhi to visit Amethi

India | Sep 02, 2014, 09:24 AM IST

Lucknow: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will visit his parliamentary constituency Amethi for two days beginning Thursday.Gandhi will meet villagers in the Uttar Pradesh constituency and interact with Congress workers at the Munshiganj guest house

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No need to go public with personal views on Rahul, Congress tells Digvijay

Politics | Sep 01, 2014, 03:44 PM IST

New Delhi: A day after Congress leader Digvijay Singh candidly acknowledged Rahul Gandhi's failure to attract the youth as one of the main reasons for Congress' defeat in the Lok Sabha Polls, Congress General Secretary

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No leadership change in Goa: AICC secretary

Politics | Aug 29, 2014, 09:03 PM IST

Panaji: Goa's beleaguered Congress president John Fernandes will continue in his chair at least for now, AICC secretary in charge of Goa, A. Chella Kumar said Friday.Speaking to IANS, All India Congress Committee (AICC) secretary

sonia rahul shy away from campaigning in up bypolls

Sonia, Rahul shy away from campaigning in UP bypolls

Politics | Aug 29, 2014, 08:29 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi will not be campaigning for bye-elections in Uttar Pradesh scheduled on September 13.  Party sources, however, downplayed it saying the Congress President, by convention, never campaigns

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Court defers hearing in National Herald case

India | Aug 28, 2014, 11:47 AM IST

New Delhi: A court here on Thursday fixed Dec 9 as the next date of hearing in a case against Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and her son and party vice president Rahul Gandhi and others

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10 facts to know about Congress President Sonia Gandhi

Politics | Dec 09, 2014, 10:48 AM IST

Congress President Sonia Gandhi is one of the most talked about persons of Indian politics. Ranging from her foreign origin, to her leading a national party, all have been hotly debated upon. She has a

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Court issues summon to Baba Ramdev to appear before it

India | Aug 20, 2014, 08:57 PM IST

Dhanbad (Jharkhand): A local here today issued a summons to yoga guru Baba Ramdev to appear before it on August 26 in connection with SC/ST atrocities charges.  First Class Judicial Magistrate, Dhanbad, P Chandra while

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Rahul Gandhi: People who worship women as 'Devi', molest them in buses

Politics | Aug 20, 2014, 06:00 PM IST

New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said that often men who visit temples and worship “devi”; molest women in buses and other public places. Rahul Gandhi made this observation while addressing his party

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Country remembers Rajiv Gandhi on 70th birth anniversary

Politics | Aug 20, 2014, 02:58 PM IST

New Delhi: The country today fondly remembered former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 70th birth anniversary with President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice-President Hamid Ansari leading the nation in paying tributes to the departed leader.Mukherjee,

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